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Former My Faith Votes CEO Jason Yates Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

Covering two of eight felony counts, the plea follows an investigation triggered when a relative uncovered more than 100 child sexual abuse images.

People talk at a booth for My Faith Votes in the sponsor hall as conservative leaders and personalities attend Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 16, 2023.
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Jason Christopher Yates was arrested for possessing child abuse images in October 2024 (iStockphoto)
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Overview

  • Yates entered his plea on July 22 in a McLeod County district court to two counts of possessing child sexual abuse images.
  • He is scheduled for sentencing on September 29, 2025, and faces potential prison time under Minnesota law.
  • The case began after a relative discovered a hard drive in Yates’s office containing more than 100 explicit images and turned it over to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on July 31, 2024.
  • During a September 2024 interview, Yates admitted the images were his and disclosed a prior expunged conviction for similar offenses.
  • My Faith Votes removed Yates as CEO in early August 2024 and has been led by board member Chris Sadler as acting CEO since then.